Editors' Review

Downloading videos, Flash games, and large batches of files is greatly simplified with this freeware download manager, but Firefox users may have difficulty with integration.

Orbit's primary interface is bland, but the basic toolbar and info boxes guarantee everything is easy to find. Orbit shines with Internet Explorer integration. To get a media file, simply right-click a video or photo and choose Download from your context menu. Grabbing a Flash game is even easier. Hover over a Flash file, and Orbit displays a button for a fast download.

Fast and small are key traits of this application. It uses a bare minimum of memory, and downloads are much faster than with a browser alone. Where Orbit shines is its one-button simplicity for downloading multiple files on a site. From there, you can easily filter for file type. Orbit's numerous configuration options make it one of the more flexible download managers available.

Although designed to integrate with the IE, Firefox, Opera and Maxthon, we had great difficulty getting Orbit to work seamlessly with Firefox. We finally gave up trying to get the Flash download feature to work. Nevertheless, anyone downloading large numbers of files will find this freeware indispensable.

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Publisher's Description

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From Orbitdownloader:
Orbit Downloader is the first download manager optimized for social music & video downloading. The program allows you to download videos and music from Youtube,Myspace,Pandora,Last.Fm,Imeem and can accelerate downloading speed up to 5 times. The program is the first download manager with tagsonomy function which can help you to group all downloads by your tags.Orbit downloader 4.1 Can download WebM Video and other html 5 video from youtube.com and other social media sites.

Download Social Music & Video: The First Social Download ManagerThe first download manager optimized for social music & video downloading. Support Youtube, Myspace, Pandora, Last.Fm, Imeem. Support RTMP as well as general streaming media protocols.

Manage Downloads Easier With Tags: The Most Easy-to-use Download ManagerThe first download manager with tagsonomy function, help you to group all downloads by your tags. It's the easiest way to organize and regain your downloads.

When is the law coming down that is going to require all ISP,s to follow all subscibers moves on the net, and keep them for some absurd amount of time, as if the notion itself isn't outrageous enough! It's encryption x 6, offshore. I hope it works. What creeps are running this country forever now anyway? It isn't the people we see or vote for and this is getting serious now. Fuggedabouid. We been had folks.

the get it function used to grab videos and other media content doesn't work with any browser except internet explorer.sometimes it wont finish some downloads.doesn't work at all with opera.

Summary

i have used most download managers such as flasget,DAP(the worst never use it),FDM,IDM and orbit.out of all these IDM is the best as it truly accelerates your download at times but since its not free i would suggest any one from orbit or FDM(free download manager)

My Orbit and Free You Tube Downloader worked very well on my computers. I had IDM before and found out IDM gets suspiciously slow at times because it is in fact quietly sending site data signals back! Isn't that illegal? I have been sucked in by Internet Download Manager enough.

Cons

Like all the downloaders I've used, the downloading speed is as good as the servers you logged on to.

Summary

I recommend only Orbit and Free YouTube Downloader which worked so well on my computers. Updating is very good so far.

Since installing Orbit, I haven't been able to add addons to my browser. Integration is awful and buggy. To say it integrates with FF is a complete lie.

If you use Firefox as a browser, DO NOT USE ORBIT DOWNLOADER. It might as well be malware. I don't know why Orbit claims it works with Firefox, but they should be ashamed of themselves for making that claim.

-works well as a download manager-automatically transfers large downloads from chrome, firefoxe, maxthon etc to itself-the Grab++ program allows you to monitor all flash and flv content coming in on internet explorer and download them (ie. it downloads videos and flash games)

Cons

-could use Grab++ integration in other browsers

Summary

-This isnt a simple download manager, its a very useful program that can integrate into several web browsers and includes a tool that helps download flash games and videos.-suits most downloading needs

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